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Chess fundamentals (1921)

Capablanca, José Raúl, 1888-1942 · New York : Harcourt, Brace and company; [etc., etc.] · leaf 194

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23. Kt—Q2? I had considered R—Kt 3, which was the rightmove, but gave it up because it seemed too slow, and FRENCH DEFENXE 179 that in such a position there had to be some quickerway of winning. 2Z P X P 24. Kt —B 4 Kt — K 4 or Kt — Kt 3 would have brought aboutan ending advantageous to White. 24… … 28. P—B 4 Kt — B 4 was the right move. I was, however, stilllooking for the grand combination, and thoughtthat the Pawn I would later on have at Q 6 wouldwin the game. Black deserves great credit for theway in which he conducted this exceedingly difficult I So GAME defence. He could easily have…

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